Flat-iron stove.



E. L. HEGARTY & H. L. MOODY.

FLATIRON STOVE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

w m w w To all whom it may concernsms rarer -E- EMERY L. HEGA'RTY AND HENRY L. MOODY, or WATERVILL'E, MAINE.

FLA'LIRON STOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4,

- Application filed November 27, 1908. Serial No. 464,780.

Be it known that we, EMERY L. TIEGARTY and HENRY L. MOODY, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Waterville, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have "invented a new and Improved Flat-Iron Stove, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention belongs to that class of stoves or heaters in which an inverted flatiron, generally electrically heated, constitutes' the heating element, and has for its purpose-a holder-which will firmly support any ordinary sha ed iron in an inverted posi-.

tion, and a mom or for protecting the presss ing face of the iron, extended beyond. the

ed as thereof.

he invention may be defined as consistin of a slottedblock, an inverted flat-iron seate on the block having its handle projecting into the slot, and'an extended cooking or heating late seating on'and covering the pressing ace of the iron.

Reference is to be had to the accompany 2 5, ing drawings forming a part of this specification, in WlllCll similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a-fiat-iron heater or stove embod 'ng our invention; Fi 2 is an end View of t e same showing the ho der and heatin plate in section; and Fig. '3 is an inverted p an of the heating plate.

The invention more'speci'fically described consists of an iron-holder 5, an iron 6 and a heating plate 7. The holder 5 isin the form of a block having a central longitudinal slot or channel 8.wh ich extends through-one end and terminates short of theother end of the 7 block';' The bottom of the slorf'aiso termi- 40 'face of the block. The base of the block is nates a substantial distance from the bottom v preferably of extended'width, as best observed in Fi 2, in order that the heater may not be easiy toppled over but remain in he-{stable e uilibrium.

The b ock if made of. wood, as shown, is

provided'with a fireproof facing 5 at points .where theghe'ated portion of the iron contacts. The fiat-iron 6, which is ordinarily I to electrically heated, is. seated in an inverted position on the top of the block, with the. handle thereof projecting into the slot and preventing the iron from shifting its position, one end of the handle bearing on the end wall of the slot, as'shown in Fig. 1. plate 7 seats on the pressing face of the iron and prevents the same from being roughened or otherwise marred when the stove 1s used for cooking purposes. The plate is provided The heating on its under face with a de ending flange 9 surrounding the center, an of a shape .to fit over the iron and engage the same at theedges, the flange 9 not only preventing the plate from sliding but also serving in connec'-' the plate and prevent it"froin wa mg. The

' late, in addition to roteetingjt epres'sing ace-of theiroriexten 's' over. the heating surface thereof, whichis obvio iisl" advantapur oses.

'tion with a marginal flange 10 to strengthen 'geous when the device .is used or cooking 7o y reason of the particular form of'holder 5, any ordinary form of electric iron may be used in connection with our invention; ac-. cordingly, any one in iron may, with gthe ad ition of the holder 5 and plate 7, erect the complete stove.

Having thus described our invention, we

ossession of such an claim as-new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of a block having a slot, an electric flat-iron seateidin an inverted position on the upper face of the block, with the handle thereof projecting into said slot,

and a heating plate seated on and covering the pressing face of the irons I 2. The combinationof a block having a longitudinal slot passing thr'ou h one end thereof and terminating short 0 the OPI50- site end, an iron seated in aninverted position on the upper face ofthe block, with the handle thereotprojecting into said slot and bearing a ainst the endwall thereof and a heating p ate seated on and coverlng the pressing face of the iron and extended beyond the edges thereof.

3. Aflat-iron heatmg plate for covering the pressing face of the iron, having aflange on ts under side for engaging the-iron at the edges.

4. A block for supporting a, fiat-iron in an inverted position, having a longitudinal slot .vo subscribing Witnesses. to receive the handle of the iron, with the slot T 1 r 1 passing through one end of the bloek and terv 5 minating short of the other end of the block,

and with the base of the block of extended Width.

In testimony whereof we have signed our Witnesses CHARLES F. JOHNSON,

1 J ENNIE HAMLIN WAITE.

names to this spoifioattion in the presence of t 

